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Pre for TAD-60
Hi Holderlin,I've had incredible results with my Quicksilver Remote linestage and the TAD-60. I have to believe that a lot of the satisfaction I'm getting in sonic bliss is coming from the Quicksilver as I've had her mated to both solid state and ... 
Review: Tube Audio Design TAD-60 Tube amp
I'm in the middle of purchasing with Paul and I'm curious to hear any feedback on the auricap upgrades.Is there anyone out there that had their unit upgraded and felt that the unit outshines the stock one? If so, please indicate the areas in which... 
Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction....
Eureka! I've found the culprit! I sat down and did a level calibration with my ratshack spl meter and found that the right side was 4.5db's louder than the left!I had the 999es set-up menu and ran the internal test tones with trusty spl meter in h... 
Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction....
If I were experiencing "out/reversed" phasing wouldn't I also notice a lack/cancellation of bass and mid-bass performance?I am experiencing wonderful and glorious amounts of bass, though not as "tight" and controlled as my B&K it is there in s... 
Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction....
Just a short follow up. I'm going to blame most of the issue on the source player. I had an older Sony 755 SACD/DVD player pulling ht duty and had the marantz for redbook. The sound was very "thin" and when I swapped in my 999es it has improved.I ... 
Retrofit remote volume to integrated tube?
You guys have been great! Merry Christmas!I googled alps motorized volume pot and got some great results. I'm wondering, is there a particular value 10k, 20k, 100k that I'm supposed to be matching with my unit?It's an Antique Sound Lab 1001dt if t... 
Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction....
the phase on my speaker cables and to see if the image improves?I guess I can answer that question myself by just trying it. Where can I find such a disc for set-up? Do any of the Avia or DVE discs have this option? I was thinking of picking one o... 
Can a simple DIY volume knob replace a pre-amp?
I don't mean to thread hi jack but I'd love to know if I can continue my couch potato stance on never getting up unless I need to turn my stuff off.I guess this may need to be a whole other thread but I thought that since I've got some DIY gurus h... 
Jazz from Europe?
for starters, Jazz at the Pawnshop. Incredible album. FIM has xrcd and sacd cd versions but even the redbook is unbelievable!Also, Eddy House meets the Pim Jacobs trio.The latter is the rarer of the two but must haves for jazz lovers!HTH Champtree... 
new tube break in
I've heard them change right before my very ears...when recently testing out a potential purchase, the seller had mentioned that he had purchased new JJ Tesla kt88's with approx 1 hour's time on them if that. As the amp was warming up with music p...